Distressed Around the Edges

new cards from Balloon Ride. 

I love love this paper and the colors and layouts, just everything!

To do this project I also did a new technique which was to take the color ready ribbon and soak it in the sorbet reinker mixed with water and dried to get the  desired shade. I think it makes the coloring more even than by directly applying the ink. 

I also hand colored the balloons with the blending pen and regular ink pads, as I found the pens were too dark.